Document: Taxed bill of costs of Matheus de Vos

Copy.

Mr. Cornelis Steenwijck and Mr. Jacobsen Buijs, attorney for Mr. Walewijn vander Veen, debtor in the suit against Claeijs Meijer 1657 in September.

For the request of appeal,

5 pages at 30 stivers ƒ 7:10:–

idem for the inventory

and the copy ƒ 1:10:–

idem for the claim, 4 pages

for drafting and copying out 10:16:–

idem for the reply four pages

for drafting and copying out 10:16:–

idem for the official statement

of three pages 6:–:–

idem to the inventory and the copy 1:10:–

idem to the copy of the reply to the claim 2: 8:–

idem to the copy of the order to the

honorable burgomasters 1: 4:–

idem to the consultation about the appeal 1:–: ƒ42:14: –

the checked calculation[i] amounts to 22:16: – ƒ65:10: –

(was signed) Mattheus de Vos

The above account was received with the request [several lines lost] approve[ d checked calculation ] of ƒ22:16. It is not clear to the director general and councilors by virtue of what [ ].

Dated Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 3rd of October 1658.

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